Apparatus for hanging curtain rods and a method of installing the same without fasteners

Abstract

An apparatus for hanging curtains without tools and wherein no damage is done to the outer wall surface nor, in certain embodiments, the window framing. The apparatus has a wedge body with a first hook at the heel end of the wedge body, and in certain embodiments, the wedge body has a second hook between its heel end and toe end along its inclined plane. The toe end can be wedged between the head of the window framing and intrinsic support typically found adjacent the head of the window framing, like a tension rod or the like. This wedge supports the first and second hooks which protrude from the window framing space for hanging curtain rods therefrom.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An apparatus for hanging an object, comprising:
 a wedge body extending between a heel end and a toe end; 
 the wedge body defined by an inclined surface and a planar surface opposing the inclined surface; 
 a first hook connected to the heel end, the first hook facing an upward direction while the inclined surface faces a downward direction; and 
 two longitudinal sidewalls extending from the inclined surface, wherein the planar surface comprises each distal edge of the two longitudinal sidewalls defines the planar surface, and wherein the wedge body is substantially a void between the inclined surface and the longitudinal sidewalls. 
 
     
     
       2. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first hook is connected at an interface of the inclined surface and the heel end. 
     
     
       3. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first hook is connected at an interface of the planar surface and the heel end. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a second hook between the heel end and the toe end, the second hook facing the upward direction. 
     
     
       5. The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the second hook extends from the inclined surface. 
     
     
       6. The apparatus of  claim 5 , further comprising a hole between the heel end and the toe end, the hole communicating the planar surface and the inclined surface. 
     
     
       7. The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the planar surface consists of each distal edge of the two longitudinal sidewalls. 
     
     
       8. The apparatus of  claim 7 , further comprising a raised reinforcement surrounding the hole. 
     
     
       9. An apparatus for hanging an object, comprising:
 a wedge body extending between a heel end and a toe end; 
 the wedge body defined by an inclined surface and a planar surface opposing the inclined surface; 
 a first hook connected to the heel end, the first hook facing an upward direction while the inclined surface faces a downward direction, wherein the first hook is connected at an interface of the inclined surface and the heel end; and 
 a second hook between the heel end and the toe end, the second hook facing the upward direction, and the second hook extending from the inclined surface. 
 
     
     
       10. The apparatus of  claim 9 , further comprising a hole between the heel end and the toe end, the hole communicating the planar surface and the inclined surface. 
     
     
       11. The apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising two longitudinal sidewalls extending from the inclined plane, wherein the planar surface comprises each distal edge of the two longitudinal sidewalls defines the planar surface, and wherein the wedge body is substantially a void between the inclined surface and the longitudinal sidewalls. 
     
     
       12. The apparatus of  claim 9 , further comprising two longitudinal sidewalls extending from the inclined plane, wherein the planar surface consists of each distal edge of the two longitudinal sidewalls. 
     
     
       13. The apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising a raised reinforcement surrounding the hole. 
     
     
       14. A method of installing an object adjacent to a head of a window framing using an apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the window framing has intrinsic structure adjacent to said head, without using fasteners, the method comprising: wedging the toe end of said apparatus between said head and said intrinsic structure. 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 14 , wherein said intrinsic structure is a tension rod or a window blind.